US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran

A second US aircraft carrier appears to be heading towards the Middle East, as Washington puts pressure on Iran.

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US-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender'

The Iranian leadership is weighing up whether resisting US demands is the best option for its survival.

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Wave of arrests over killing of French nationalist piles pressure on far left

Eleven people are in detention in connection with the killing of far-right student activist Quentin Deranque.

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I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape

The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.

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Police identify suspect in Rhode Island ice rink shooting

Two people were killed and three others were injured at a shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket.

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Family of Zambia's ex-President Lungu dismiss poisoning allegation - lawyers

It is the latest twist over the fate of Lungu's body, which remains in a South African morgue since his death.

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'It's never too late': Savannah Guthrie's new plea for mother's release as FBI analyses glove

The FBI says it recovered a DNA sample from the glove, which was found in a field a few miles from Guthrie's home.

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